Star Wars: Dark Forces is a first-person shooter released for PlayStation where players assume the role of Kyle Katarn, a former Imperial Stormtrooper turned Rebel operative. Set during the Galactic Civil War, the game features a storyline of infiltration and combat against the Empire, including the discovery of the Death Star. Unique for its structured levels and narrative progression, it immerses players in iconic Star Wars locations and objectives.
The Empire stretches its evil clutches across the galaxy, consuming planets with devastating results. Through many struggles, the Rebel Alliance has learned of a new Imperial battle station, the Death Star, with enough power to destroy an entire planet.
The evil Empire is secretly building a massive army to complete their arsenal of domination and render their reign of terror unstoppable. Kyle Katarn, a formal Imperial Stormtrooper must join the Rebel Alliance's covert operations division, and re-take the Empire from the inside, one battle at a time.
Unlike many other Doom-based games, Star Wars: Dark Forces attempted a realistic approach: the missions followed a specific storyline, sometimes cut up by scenes to progress the narrative. Each mission had its own briefing and objective. The levels were designed to represent actual bases, mines, facilities, and other known places from the Star Wars universe, like Star Destroyer interiors, Jabba's ship, Coruscant, etc.